League chairman Granville Staves said: “The whole aim of the charity is to supplement the service provided by Scunthorpe hospital for the health, welfare and comfort of patients’ and their families.

“We would like to thank everyone for their kind contributions during last year. We will continue to work closely with The Health Tree Foundation to support wards and departments throughout the hospital.”

If you would like further information about the Scunthorpe Hospital League of Friends and how you can get involved, please visit their website www.sghlof.org or email: enquiries@sghlof.org.”

If you are a journalist and require further information contact the communications and marketing team on 03033 302528 or via nlg-tr.comms@nhs.net